| 100% | TOBEFAIR | 8 | "Admittedly …," or, when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 52% | MESSHALL | 8 | Army dining area, or a punny description of where to find 16-, 24-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 48% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup legumes, or a phonetic description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 53-Across |
| 45% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 44% | AUTOTUNE | 8 | Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 43% | JOINHANDS | 9 | Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do |
| 43% | BETWEEN | 7 | With 39-Across, a description of the answers inside 17-, 24-, 49- and 60-Across |
| 42% | SIGHTUNSEEN | 11 | Literal description of something that is 18-, 24-, 40- or 49-Across |
| 42% | CLOTHESLINE | 11 | Where duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 41% | COCKTAILPARTIES | 15 | Evening socials, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 41% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 40% | SPRINGROLLS | 11 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 40% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 40% | NEWBEGINNINGS | 13 | Fresh starts ... or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have? |
| 40% | WORDSWITHFRIENDS | 16 | Popular app ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24- and 49-Across |
| 40% | PREMEDITATED | 12 | Calculated ... or a punny hint to 18-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 39% | PARTYANIMALS | 12 | They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 39% | MOVIEBUFFS | 10 | Avid fans of cinema … or a punny description of 17-, 31-, 40- and 47-Across |
| 39% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" … or, when said aloud, a hint to the starts of 20-, 30 and 45-Across |
| 39% | CRASHSITES | 10 | Focal points of many F.A.A. investigations ... or a description of 18-, 24- and 40-Across? |
| 38% | BEARWITHME | 10 | "Please be patient" … or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? |
| 37% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 37% | PLAYINGWITHFIRE | 15 | Doing something risky ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 37% | CUETHEMUSIC | 11 | Instruction to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 37% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 37% | SLIPONS | 7 | Loafers, e.g., or a lighthearted description of 17-, 28-, 49- and 65-Across |
| 37% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 36% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization founded in 1945 ... or a literal description of 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 36% | ANIFORANEYE | 11 | Misinterpretation of a biblical code ... or the key to answering 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 36% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |